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Recognised as Colour

#5DC2EA

  • #5DC2EA
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#5DC2EA is a cyan with RGB values 93, 194, 234 and HSL 197°, 77%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#5DC2EA#5DC2EA
HEX#5DC2EA
RGBrgb(93, 194, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.7608, 0.9176
RGB percentages36.5%, 76.1%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(197, 77%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197, 60.3%, 91.8%)
CMYK60.3%, 17.1%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,144,746
CSS custom property--colour: #5DC2EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46851WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.37:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#A23D15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADBFECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#99B0EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00CECFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 9Sky blue · ΔE 9.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 13.9Light blue · ΔE 21Light steelblue · ΔE 21.8Powder blue · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 9.03, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EA855D
Analogous#5DEACB, #5D7BEA
Triadic#EA5DC2, #C2EA5D
Split complementary#EA5D7C, #EACB5D
Tetradic#CB5DEA, #EA855D, #7CEA5D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E4F5FC
Lighter +20%#B7E4F6
Lighter +10%#8AD3F0
Darker −10%#30B1E4
Darker −20%#1A96C7
Darker −30%#14749A
Darker −40%#0E526D
More saturated +25%#48CBFF
Less saturated −25%#74B8D3

Channel breakdown

R93
G194
B234
Red93 (36.5%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue197.02°
Saturation (HSL)77.05%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G C2 · B EA

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